Hunt praised the Owls for grinding out the result as Carvalhal’s men claimed their first win on the road since Boxing Day.

He said: “It wasn’t pretty at all but those wins mean a heck of a lot to us.

“I think we did well to get the goal and see the game out against a team battling fighting for their lives in this league.

“They put a lot of balls in the box but we defended really well.

“The people who watched it on television are not going to go away and say it was the best game they have watched but we got three points on the board and that’s all that matters to us. We needed that win.

“We were disappointed to come away from Bristol City without three points, especially when their equalising goal was a shock with it coming from a deflection so it was important we got the win against Wigan.”